Wandope - Route One

 

Start - Buttermere NY 172 172 Distance - 3.2 miles Ascent - 2,240 feet  Time - 2 hours : 20 minutes

 

 

Almost opposite the NT car park a signpost indicating the start of a path which passes behind Crag Houses cottages to enter the valley of Sail Beck
Knott Rigg from the Sail Beck path
One mile from Crag Houses the path divides.  Follow the left branch which climbs across the eastern slopes of Whiteless Breast 
Looking across Sail Beck towards Newlands Hause
Sail and Scar Crags come into view at the head of the valley
Looking over towards Robinson Crags above Newlands Hause
Wandope, Eel Crag, Sail and Scar Crags from Whiteless Breast
The path turns into a nameless re-entrant gill
The gill is only followed for about 200 yards to a point where the path crosses the stream and switches back to climb out of the gill via the steep southern slope of Bleak Rigg ..........
.......... and continues across the eastern slopes of Bleak Rigg
Looking back from Bleak Rigg to High Snockrigg, High Crag and High Stile
The path gradually descends as it nears the re-entrant valley of Third Gill
Looking over to Robinson from Bleak Rigg
The path descending into Third Gill.  Its continuation can be seen in the centre of the photo rising out of the gill to cross the south-eastern slope of Wandope 
The head of Sail Beck
The bed of Third Gill is only followed for about 180 yards before the path crosses the stream and switches back to climb out of the gill 
Robinson over Knott Rigg from the path climbing out of Third Gill
The path continues making a rising traverse across Wandope's south eastern slope  
Looking back towards Robinson and High Snockrigg
The distinctive summit of Causey Pike appears over the head of valley
Wandope's Addacomb Ridge
Looking back to High Crag, High Stile and Red Pike from south eastern slope of Wandope
Sail and the head of Sail Beck
Scar Crag from the south eastern slope of Wandope
Looking back along the Sail Beck Valley
Traversing below Addacomb Ridge
Approaching Addacomb Beck
Scar Crag and The Scar across the lower slopes of Addacomb Ridge
Knott Rigg across Sail Beck
The lower part of the ridge is covered with bracken with no trace of a regular path.   Sheep trods between thin grassy strips can be useful if starting the ascent from here.  Otherwise continue on to Addacomb Beck which has a slightly steeper start through the bracken
Addacomb Beck issuing from Addacomb Hole
Ard Crags from the start of the ascent of Addacomb Ridge
Sail from the lower part of Addacomb Ridge
Looking back along the bracken covered lower part of the ridge
A clear path develops along the ridge once the bracken has been left behind
Passing the lip of Addacomb Hole
Looking south, Hindscarth and Robinson above Knott Rigg with Scafell, Kirk Fell, High Crag and Pillar forming the far horizon
The Helvellyn range appears in the distance over the ridges of Ard Crags and Maiden Moor
Scar Crag above the lip of Addacomb Hole
Rock outcrops on the steepest part of the ridge.  The path avoids them all
The Sail Beck Valley from Addacomb Ridge
Midway point on the ridge
The Scafell group of fells now visible on the centre horizon
The narrowest part of the ridge
The High Stile range above Buttermere from Addacombe Ridge
Sail across Addacomb Hole
The upper part of the ridge
The headwall of Addacomb Hole
Approaching the summit of Wandope
The Scafell group of fells from near the top of Addacomb Ridge
Eel Crag and Sail across Addacomb Hole
Hopegill Head and Sand Hill appear over the headwall of Addacomb Hole
Looking back along the route of ascent from near the top of Addacomb Ridge
The summit cairn comes into view
The summit cairn on Wandope
The view looking south east over Knott Rigg
Looking south over Robinson and High Snockrigg, Dale Head, Harrison Stickle, Glaramara, Wetherlam, Bowfell, Esk Pike, Great End, Ill Crag, Great Gable, Scafell, Scafell Pike, Kirk Fell and Pillar form the horizon
Buttermere from the summit of Wandope
Starling Dodd, Lank Rigg, Crag Fell and Great Borne from the summit of Wandope
Great Borne, Hen Comb, Gavel Fell, Blake Fell and Burnbank Fell over the summit ridge of Mellbreak
Grasmoor from the summit of Wandope
Hopegill Head and Sand Hill between the slopes of Grasmoor and Eel Crag
Eel Crag and Sail from the summit of Wandope
Looking east over the summit ridge of Ard Crags to the Helvellyn range on the horizon

 

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